About this opportunity
Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield lists this Supervisor Laboratory Services opportunity in bakersfield, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Lab Supervisor, you will be a pivotal leader, directly contributing to the development of annual departmental goals, objectives, and budget, while actively facilitating their achievement and ensuring ongoing evaluation of results for continuous improvement.
Every day you will champion the needs of your patient care team, fostering their professional growth and development to help them reach their full potential, thereby aligning individual success with broader operational goals and objectives.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate unwavering accountability and confidence. You possess exceptional communication skills, excelling in both individual coaching and group presentations. Furthermore, your ability to conduct challenging conversations with professionalism and empathy is crucial, as you are directly responsible for cultivating high performance within your team and ensuring the overall success of the laboratory.
Supervises, coaches, and reviews the performance of laboratory personnel to ensure adherence to relevant policies and ethics
Oversees designated laboratory day-to-day operations and exercises authority over personnel decisions
Analyzes and interprets laboratory results in accordance with established laboratory work processes
Administers laboratory inventories such as supplies, equipment and consumables
Selection of test methodology that is appropriate for the clinical use of the test results
Verification of the test procedures performed and establishment of the laboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system
Job Requirements
Required:
Bachelors in biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA
Minimum of five (5) years at a moderate or high complexity laboratory
Clinical Lab Scientist:CA
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training:
Job duties require administrative skill and leadership qualities.
Familiarity with financial management, Human Resources, Equipment Management, Quality Management, Physician Relations, Workflow Design are key skills to be successful.
Excellent communication skills are needed to influence staff and to support internal and external customers.
Extensive knowledge in state and federal regulations is needed to ensure ongoing compliance.
Preferred:
One year experience as a supervisor or higher
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.
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Worksite address
bakersfield, CA, 93399, US
Who can apply
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